About Cartesia
Our mission is to build the next generation of AI: ubiquitous, interactive intelligence that runs wherever you are. Today, not even the best models can continuously process and reason over a year-long stream of audio, video and text—1B text tokens, 10B audio tokens and 1T video tokens—let alone do this on-device.We're pioneering the model architectures that will make this possible. Our founding team met as PhDs at the Stanford AI Lab, where they invented State Space Models or SSMs, a new primitive for training efficient, large-scale foundation models.
Our team combines deep expertise in model innovation and systems engineering paired with a design-minded product engineering team to build and ship cutting edge models and experiences.We're funded by leading investors like Index, Kleiner Perkins, and Lightspeed along with Factory, Conviction, A Star, General Catalyst, SV Angel, Databricks and others. We're fortunate to have the support of many amazing advisors, and 90+ angels across many industries, including the world's foremost experts in AI.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Executive Assistant to support our Co-Founder & CEO. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment and has prior experience supporting a founder/CEO. You’ll act as a true strategic partner—keeping the CEO organized, focused, and effective while enabling them to spend time on the highest-leverage priorities.This is an in-person role based in our San Francisco office.
Key Responsibilities
- Executive Support & Prioritization
- Manage complex and rapidly evolving calendars, prioritizing with sound judgment.
- Anticipate needs, ensure the CEO is fully prepared for meetings, and act as a gatekeeper to optimize time and focus.
- Handle highly confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
- Operations & Execution
- Coordinate and manage logistics for meetings, board sessions, investor updates, and offsites.
- Draft agendas, take notes, synthesize key discussions, and track follow-ups to ensure decisions turn into action.
- Own travel planning, itineraries, and expense management.
- Cross-functional Partnership
- Collaborate closely with leadership and teams across the company on strategic projects and initiatives.
- Act as an extension of the CEO in driving clarity, follow-through, and accountability across stakeholders.
- Build strong relationships internally and externally
Qualifications
- 4+ years of Executive Assistant experience supporting senior executives in a high-growth startup, with at least 2+ years directly supporting a Founder/CEO
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail; able to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to synthesize and simplify information.
- High EQ and judgment; able to balance urgency with diplomacy.
- Proficiency in Google Workspace (Calendar, Docs, Drive, Meet) and other productivity tools.
- A proactive, resourceful, and solutions-oriented mindset.
- Integrity, discretion, and professionalism in all interactions.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, in-office startup environment.
Our culture
🏢 We’re an in-person team based out of San Francisco. We love being in the office, hanging out together and learning from each other everyday.🚢 We ship fast. All of our work is novel and cutting edge, and execution speed is paramount. We have a high bar, and we don’t sacrifice quality and design along the way.🤝 We support each other. We have an open and inclusive culture that’s focused on giving everyone the resources they need to succeed.
Our perks
🍽 Lunch, dinner and snacks at the office.🏥 Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees.🏦 401(k).✈️ Relocation and immigration support.🦖 Your own personal Yoshi.Compensation Range: $90K - $140K